The investigations of the public prosecutor's office in Wiesbaden against the Hessian member of parliament Marius Weiß (SPD) are ongoing. This was announced by a spokesman for the authority of the F.A.Z. on request. As reported, the 48-year-old lawyer is facing accusations of forgery of documents. He is said to have forged the parking sticker, which entitles him to park his car at any time free of charge on the grounds of the state parliament, for his wife, who also works there.
Ewald Hetrodt
Correspondent of the Rhein-Main-Zeitung in Wiesbaden.
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On Tuesday, Weiss had asked for an apology and resigned from his position as chairman of the committee of inquiry into the attack in Hanau. According to his own statements, he has signaled to the public prosecutor's office that he is ready for an amicable end to the proceedings. "According to the current state of the proceedings, I hope that the proceedings can be concluded shortly without indictment and thus without a public hearing."
Secure place on the list of candidates?
Kaweh Mansoori, a member of the Bundestag and influential district chairman of the SPD Hessen-Süd, then indicated his intention to propose White for a secure place on the list of candidates for the state election on October 8. The party will vote on this in Hanau in mid-June.
White apparently admitted his misconduct only under increasing pressure from his parliamentary group and the upcoming party congress, says Holger Bellino, parliamentary secretary of the CDU parliamentary group. He was "shocked that apparently all allegations are true and that Marius Weiß has committed a crime".
He had not made a mistake as to how it could happen to anyone. It was a forgery of documents, to which he had been pointed out several times. "Sitting down with scissors, glue and laminators and falsifying something like this must have consequences," says Bellino.
Greens: White should have explained herself earlier
Jürgen Frömmrich, parliamentary secretary of the Greens in the state parliament, expressed respect for Marius Weiß's decision. "However, we would have expected the SPD member of parliament to speak out earlier and explain his behavior." Apart from the legal component of the affair, he had gambled away a lot of trust not only within his party, but also among the citizens of Hesse. "But it is precisely this credibility that is an important asset of our free democratic society."
White has taken a necessary step, stated the Vice-President of the state parliament, Jörg-Uwe Hahn (FDP). Because he had been chairman of a sensitive committee in which credibility was at stake. "This credibility must also apply to the chairman."